
Gareth Lyon: We need a Public Sector Neutrality Act to rein in politicisation
This should apply to central and local government. Also those organisations funded by taxpayers.
Cllr Gareth Lyon is a councillor on Rushmoor Borough Council and the Chairman of the Aldershot and North Hants Conservative Association
This should apply to central and local government. Also those organisations funded by taxpayers.
In the UK, our retirement communities sector provides about a tenth of the capacity per head as that in New Zealand and Australia.
Local identities matter. Rather than abolishing small local authorities, more power should be handed down to them.
Building on our shared history and values, whilst retaining a cultural focus, should serve as a model for how towns across Britain can thrive in the future.
The Conservative Policy Forum should set up permanent subject groups in areas of policy which matter to our members.
After having knocked on doors in six very different constituencies, across the South East, certain themes stand out. Social Care is one of them.
Ever greater state funding is being followed by ever greater statism in political thought – and the decline of independent thought.
If there was genuine competition throughout the collection and processing sector we would see a greater range of products becoming economically viable.
And just like Kennedy’s successor, he must match a serious time with a focus on delivery, not just promises.
Just as high performing and well-led schools were allowed to convert to being academies, good local councils should have the chance of financial independence.
If we listen to residents and provide good homes, then development can be popular.
We have built up a rapport with the Nepalese community. The key planks of their culture are profoundly Conservative.
So could the Government please try to keep it that way until the local elections are done and dusted next week?